Dr. John Brown deployed with the Disaster Medical Assistance Team CA-6 to Louisiana from August 18-September 8, 2021. The team’s mission was one week of Emergency Department stabilization at the Louisiana Children’s Medical Center in New Orleans where he served as an Emergency Department Attending Physician to assist with their pediatric COVID surge. The team then went to North Oaks Hospital in Hammond, LA to shelter in place for Hurricane Ida. Following the storm, the team headed to Thibadoux, LA, to do a hospital assessment of the facilities there most impacted by the storm. The group spent the last week of their mission setting up a Base of Operation outside the Emergency Department of Thibadoux Regional Hospital, a referral center for southern LA with a catchment area of 100,000 population where 4 of the 5 critical access hospitals were shut down due to storm damage. Dr. Brown acted as the Chief Medical Officer for the NDMS facility which augmented emergency department capability there and turned the operation over to a joint DMAT from California and South Carolina. Pictures are of the LCMC Emergency Department, the “Green” triage level care tent, and the team pictured outside the BOO at Thibadoux. DMAT CA-6 is actively recruiting emergency physicians at the senior resident, fellow and attending level for future missions.
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In August, Dr. Mary Mercer was awarded the California ACEP EMS Achievement Award.
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In August, Dr. Robert Rodriguez was awarded the California ACEP Humanitarian Award.
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In August, Dr. Hemal Kanzaria joined the Board of Directors for the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation.
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The 2020-2021 4th Quarter Bedside Teaching Award winners are: Dr. Rosny Daniel (Parnassus), Dr. Hemal Kanzaria (ZSFG), Dr. Steven Bin (Mission Bay).
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Dr. Dina Wallin was awarded the 2021 Excellence in Interprofessional Teaching Award from the UCSF Program for Interprofessional Practice and Education (PIPE) and the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators.
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August 31, Dr. Carol Chen graduated from the Teaching Scholars Program (TSP).
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Dr. Eric Isaacs received a thank you note from the family of a patient under his care who included his name in the obituary and asked for donations to our department in lieu of flowers. Dr. Isaacs also gave thanks to Drs. Jill Mongelluzzo (faculty) and Shuaib Raza (R4) for their part in the patient’s care.
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Dr. Anita Vashi was appointed as Community Care subcommittee lead by the VA State of the Art Conference (SOTA): Emergency Medicine, VA Health Services Research and Development (VA HSRD). SOTA brings together an invited multidisciplinary group to synthesize what we know and what we need to know about topics critical to the health and well-being of veterans; promote implementation of findings that improve quality of care; and contribute to more effective management and more relevant research.
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The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Social EM Section has awarded the Distinguished Program Award to Dr. Hemal Kanzaria and the Social Medicine Program at UCSF/ZSFG.
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Effective July, Dr. Rosny Daniel was appointed to serve as a Curricular Component Liaison (CCL) for the Anti-Oppression Curriculum (AOC) Leadership team. Each CCL will collaborate with current curricular leaders to adjust and enhance the curriculum using an anti-oppressive lens. The eight leads will spend their first year learning about the existing Bridges curriculum and developing best practices in partnership with curricular leaders across the four-year curriculum.
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On June 7, Dr. Lily Muldoon was appointed to be the Medical Director of Public Health of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Dr. Muldoon continues to work in the Saipan Emergency Department and now provides leadership and strategy in public health for the 55,000 people living across the Mariana Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.
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In August, Dr. Hemal Kanzaria joined the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations as a core faculty member.
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Dr. Evelyn Porter was elected as the president of a group of Black physicians at UCSF who will be coming together to promote the recruitment of a diverse populations of trainees. Evelyn’s successful efforts to promote interviewing and recruiting a diverse group of EM residents make her a perfect fit for this role!
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RESEARCH GRANTS
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Dr. Renee Hsia was awarded Pilot Project Award on NBER Center for Aging and Health Research (Co-Project Lead) NIH/NIA Center for Aging and Health Research (PI Case and Cutler) 08/11/202106/30/2022. Does the Expansion of Hospitals with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Capacity Have Differential Effects on Procedure Volume and Outcomes for Heart Attack Patients in Advantaged and Disadvantaged Communities? ($50,000).
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Dr. Nicolaus Glomb will be the site PI on the HRSA Regional Pediatric Pandemic Network grant. This is a 5-year, multi-site grant. Dr. Chris Newton (not pictured) from Benioff Children’s Oakland and Dr. Charles Macias (not pictured) from Rainbow Babies are the co-PIs.
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Dr. Anita Vashi (pictured above in Achievements) was awarded A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of VA Health Connect [10/2021-09/2023, $700,000]: VA Health Connect will provide Veterans with a range of 24/7 services that are organized into four key service areas: administrative services, pharmacy support, clinical triage for evaluation of symptoms and disposition of health care concerns, and virtual visits with providers for urgent and episodic care. Funded by the VA Office of Veterans Access to Care, Dr. Vashi (PI) will (1) assess the effectiveness of the VA Health Connect program in improving Veteran access to timely, quality care compared to care as usual prior to implementation (quantitative approach); and (2) carry out a case-based evaluation of VA Health Connect implementation across the VA and produce an in-depth and “on the ground” understanding of VA Health Connect deployment, including challenges, successes, and other factors relevant to implementation and sustainment (qualitative approach).
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Dr. Anita Vashi was awarded An Evaluation of the Care Optimization in the ED (CO-ED) initiative [10/2021-09/202, $350,000]: The objectives of CO-ED are to: (1) Optimize VA financial resources to facilitate execution of value-based care that results in the right care, at the right place, at the right time for Veterans; (2) Streamline care navigation processes to make it simple for Veterans to choose VA for their acute care needs; and (3) Repatriate Veterans to VA through enhanced partnerships and communication with local community emergency departments and hospital systems. Funded by the VA Office of Veterans Access to Care, Dr. Vashi (PI) will conduct an evaluation of the CO-ED initiative and conduct analyses that will elucidate the key drivers of community care ED utilization and costs (Goal #1). Also, the evaluation team will provide consultation on the CO-ED interventions (Goal #2).
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Dr. Kathy LeSaint has been named project director/PI of a 5-year federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for $525,000, renewable each year for a total of $2.6 million. The grant will allow her to continue her work on Project FRIEND: First Responder Increased Education and Naloxone Distribution. She and her team will engage patients in San Francisco with opioid use disorder and provide them with treatment and follow-up. Other core members of the team include Dr. Eric Silverman and Dr. Juan Carlos Montoy.
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OTHER FUNDING
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ZSFG Hearts Grant was awarded to: Drs. Malini Singh, Lily Muldoon, Christopher Peabody and Max Ritzenberg on Reducing Workplace Violence.
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June 30, Dr. Dina Wallin (pictured above in Achievements) delivered Grand Rounds for UT Austin Dell Medical School's PEM Fellowship Program
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Several of our Mission Bay faculty lectured at the recent Global Child Health Lecture Series:
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August 23, Dr. Raj Daftary: Under 5 Mortality: Causes and Interventions.
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August 24, Dr. Carol Chen (pictured above in Achievements): Improving Pediatric Emergency Care with the African Federation of Emergency Medicine.
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August 24, Dr. Nicholas Glomb: Simulation Based Training Program for Prehospital Providers in Botswana.
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September 1, Dr. Anneka Hooft: When It’s Not Malaria: Fever and Antibiotic Use in Children.
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August 4, Dr. Rob Rodriguez (pictured above in Achievements) presented at the American College of Emergency Physicians Covid Research Forum: Pandemic Critical Care Surge Support for Under-resourced Communities.
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August 27, Dr. Rodriguez presented the Introduction to Health Policy lecture: UCSF Health Policy Interest Group.
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September 1, Dr. Rodriguez Infectious Disease Society of America: Latinx Heritage Month speaker.
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September 24, Dr. Rodriguez was an invited speaker for the UCSF Covid-19 Town Hall.
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Presentations at the International LEAN conference at Stanford:
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September 21, Dr. Malini Singh presented: Improving Together: Unclogging the Dam for optimizing Patient Flow.
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September 21, Dr. Malini Singh presented: Patients and Staff-Centered Emergency Management of Behavioral Patients in the Emergency Department. Conference from Stanford University.
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September 21, Dr. Nick Stark (R4) (pictured above in Grants and Funding) presented: E*Drive: Using Rapid Cycle Innovation to Expand Access to Critical Clinical Information.
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Dr. Rob Rodriguez (pictured above in Achievements) was featured in Latino Leaders Magazine on July 1 in a Special Edition for Hispanic Heritage Month entitled, Chronicles from the frontline where he discusses how by coming together Latinos can overcome anything.
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On August 31, Dr. Nancy Anaya was featured in a Spanish language segment on Telemundo encouraging the unvaccinated to get vaccinated, including pregnant mothers.
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Dr. Evelyn Porter (pictured above in Achievements) and Dr. Dina Wallin (pictured above in Achievements) will serve on the Rotation Evaluation Committee (REC) for another academic year. The residency program appreciates their involvement and support!
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Dr. Shruti Kant and Dr. Evelyn Porter organized the 1st PEM sim-based procedure elective for pediatric residents. This elective was developed at the request of the residents and we know it will be a wonderful learning opportunity for them!
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Residency and Fellowship Activities |
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August 3, DEM EMS/Disaster Medicine Fellowship Welcome Dinner at Seven Stills Brewery & Distillery. |
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August 10, Residency Advisory Dinner at Hawker Fare. |
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July 23 saw the conclusion of the UCSF URM EM Fellowship which provided an initial cohort of 9 medical students from UCSF and across the country with a funded 6-week intensive immersion into Emergency Medicine. We focused on providing students with research, mentorship, networking, and educational opportunities during the summer in between their first and second year of medical school, in an effort to better prepare them to become leaders and advocates for social justice as part of a future career in Emergency Medicine.
Drs. Nancy Anaya and Joe Graterol would like to congratulate our first cohort of program graduates. And we would like to extend a special heartfelt THANK YOU to all of our UCSF EM faculty, residents, and alumni who participated in educating and mentoring our students throughout the summer!
See our program website for more information about our program graduates:
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ATTACC Investigators; ACTIV-4a Investigators; REMAP-CAP Investigators; Lawler PR, Goligher EC, Berger JS, Neal MD, McVerry BJ, Nicolau JC, Gong MN, Carrier M, Rosenson RS, Reynolds HR, Turgeon AF, Escobedo J, Huang DT, Bradbury CA, Houston BL, Kornblith LZ, Kumar A, Kahn SR, Cushman M, McQuilten Z, Slutsky AS, Kim KS, Gordon AC, Kirwan BA, Brooks MM, Higgins AM, Lewis RJ, Lorenzi E, Berry SM, Berry LR, Aday AW, Al-Beidh F, Annane D, Arabi YM, Aryal D, Kreuziger LB, Beane A, Bhimani Z, Bihari S, Billett HH, Bond L, Bonten M, Brunkhorst F, Buxton M, Buzgau A, Castellucci LA, Chekuri S, Chen JT, Cheng AC, Chkhikvadze T, Coiffard B, Costantini TW, de Brouwer S, Derde LP, Detry MA, Duggal A, Dzavik V, Effron MB, Estcourt LJ, Everett BM, Fergusson DA, Fitzgerald M, Fowler RA, Galanaud JP, Galen BT, Gandotra S, Garcia-Madrona S, Girard TD, Godoy LC, Goodman AL, Goossens H, Green C, Greenstein YY, Gross PL, Hamburg NM, Haniffa R, Hanna G, Hanna N, Hegde SM, Hendrickson CM, Hite RD, Hindenburg AA, Hope AA, Horowitz JM, Horvat CM, Hudock K, Hunt BJ, Husain M, Hyzy RC, Iyer VN, Jacobson JR, Jayakumar D, Keller NM, Khan A, Kim Y, Kindzelski AL, King AJ, Knudson MM, Kornblith AE, Krishnan V, et al. Therapeutic Anticoagulation with Heparin in Noncritically Ill Patients with Covid-19 . N Engl J Med. 26 Aug 2021;385(9):790-802.
Bergmann KR, Arroyo AC, Tessaro MO, Nielson J, Whitcomb V, Madhok M, Yock-Corrales A, Guerrero-Quesada G, Chaudoin L, Berant R, Shahar-Nissan K, Deanehan JK, Lam SHF, Snelling PJ, Avendano P, Cohen SG, Friedman N, Ekpenyong A, Pade KH, Park DB, Lin-Martore M, Kornblith AE, Montes-Amaya G, Thomas-Mohtat R, Jin J, Watson D, Sivitz A. Diagnostic Accuracy of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Intussusception: A Multicenter, Noninferiority Study of Paired Diagnostic Tests. Ann Emerg Med. 2 Jul 2021;78(5):606-615. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34226072.
Bogh SB, Fløjstrup M, Nissen SK, Hanson S, Bech M, Johnsen SP, Kristensen MR, Laugesen LE, Søndergaard J, Folkestad L, Christensen EF, Henriksen DP, Hsia RY, Graham CA, et al. Nationwide study on trends in unplanned hospital attendance and deaths during the 7 weeks after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark. BMJ Qual Saf. 5 May 2021;bmjqs-2020-012144. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33952687.
Cramer N, Cantwell L, Ong H, Sivasankar S, Graff D, Lawson S, Wilson P, Noorbakhsh K, Mickley M, Zuckerbraun N, Sobolewski B, Soung J, Azhdam D, Neville D, Hincapie M, Marin J. Pediatric emergency medicine fellowship POCUS training in 2020. AEM Educ Train. 1 Aug 2021;5(4):e10643. PMID: 34568713: PMCID: 8448484.
DesLauriers NR, Ogola E, Ouma G, Salmen M, Muldoon LB, Pederson BL, Hines K, Ssenkusu JM, Mattah B, Okeyo R, Okinyi P, Magerenge R, Friberg N, McCoy M, Prasad S, Ndunyu L, Salmen CR. Falling through the net: delays and barriers among patients seeking emergency obstetric and neonatal care within a remote health system on Lake Victoria, Kenya. Glob Public Health. 17 Aug 2021. PMID: 34403299. Online ahead of print 17 Aug 2021. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2021.1966640.
Linakis JG, Thomas SA, Bromberg JR, Casper TC, Chun TH, Mello MJ, Richards R, Ahmad F, Bajaj L, Brown KM, Chernick LS, Cohen DM, Dean JM, Fein J, Horeczko T, Levas MN, McAninch B, Monuteaux MC, Mull CC, Grupp-Phelan J, Powell EC, Rogers A, Shenoi RP, Suffoletto B, Vance C, Spirito A. Adolescent alcohol use predicts cannabis use over a three-year follow-up period. Subst Abus. 8 Jul 2021:1-6. Online ahead of print 8 Jul 2021. PMID: 34236277.
REMAP-CAP Investigators; ACTIV-4a Investigators; ATTACC Investigators; Goligher EC, Bradbury CA, McVerry BJ, Lawler PR, Berger JS, Gong MN, Carrier M, Reynolds HR, Kumar A, Turgeon AF, Kornblith LZ, Kahn SR, Marshall JC, Kim KS, Houston BL, Derde LP, Cushman M, Tritscher T, Angus DC, Godoy LC, McQuilten Z, Kirwan BA, Farkouh ME, Brooks MM, Lewis RJ, Berry LR, Lorenzi E, Gordon AC, Ahuja T, Al-Beidh F, Annane Dm Arabi YM, Aryal D, Kreuziger LB, Beane A, Bhimani Z, Bihari S, Billett HH, Bond L, Bonten M, Brunkhorst F, Buxton M, Buzgau A, Castellucci LA, Chekuri S, Chen JT, Cheng AC, Chkhikvadze T, Coiffard B, Contreras A, Costantini TW, de Brouwer S, Detry MA, Duggal A, Dzavik V, Effron MB, Eng HF, Escobedo J, Estcourt LJ, Everett BM, Fergusson DA, Fitzgerald M, Fowler RA, Froess JD, Fu Z, Galanaud JP, Galen BT, Gandotra S, Girard TD, Goodman AL, Goossens H, Green C, Greenstein YY, Gross PL, Haniffa R, Hegde SM, Hendrickson CM, Higgins AM, Hindenburg AA, Hope AA, Horowitz JM, Horvat CM, Huang DT, Hudock, K, Hunt BJ, Husain M, Hyzy RC, Jacobson JR, Jayakumar D, Keller NM, Khan A, Kim Y, Kindzelski A, King AJ, Knudson MM, Kornblith AE, Kutcher ME, et al. Therapeutic anticoagulation with Heparin in critically ill patients with Covid-19. N Engl J Med. 26 Aug 2021;385(9):777-789.
Watkins K, Gelber J, Kaushik N, Shaahinfar A. Young Child with Seizure. Ann Emerg Med. 1 June 2021;77(6):597-600. PMID: 34030774.
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Effective September 8, Newton Addo joined our DEM Staff team serving as our Research Data Analyst. Newton will be working with our PIs and research team members and will report to our Data Analytics Manager, Susan Sudduth. Prior to joining DEM, Newton (he/him) worked in the PICU at SickKids and most recently as a Data Analyst in the UCSF Division of Cardiology. He has previously collaborated with many EM faculty and students as a consulting statistician and enjoys working on data analytic problems of all sizes. Newton is an avid proponent of ethics in research and is passionate about the responsible use of machine learning and AI in medicine. Outside of research, he also loves soccer, woodworking and supporting child health initiatives in Africa and South America.
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SESSION 1
Fri Jan 7, 9am to noon
Tues Jan 18, 1pm to 4pm
Mon Jan 24, 9am to noon
Fri Feb 4, 9am to noon
Fri Feb 25, 1pm to 4pm
SESSION 2
Fri Jan 14, 9am to noon
Fri Jan 28, 1pm to 4pm
Fri Feb 11, 9am to noon
Tues Feb 15, 1pm to 4pm
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